CPR being taught to KHS Health students

Pam Gibbens

Published 6:00 pm, Wednesday, December 18, 2002

Approximately 300 students enrolled in health will receive their Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) certification at the end of this semester. Though life-saving skills have always been taught, this is the first time all health students at KHS will have the opportunity to receive CPR certification.

Coaches David Denny, Don Adair, Angela Gober and Rebecca Conser received their certification to teach adult CPR to the students from KHS gymnastic coach Stephen Steinke. All coaches must be trained in CPR.

"We all drive buses," said Denny. "We are required to be certified. The American Heart Association and the Red Cross recommends that people be certified yearly to retain their skills."

Denny and Adair expect almost 100 percent of their students to receive their certification. Only one student refused to touch the CPR "dummies."

The coaches hope to expand their program to include infant CPR training.

"We need more infant CPR dummies," said Adair. "We teach the abdominal thrust method as well. The procedure used to be called the Heimlich Maneuver, but it changed. This is sort of our 'guinea pig' class."

Kingwood High School sophomore Billy Gorey said, "We know how to use CPR to help save someone's life now. Coach Adair made the course fun."

Noreen Amin, a senior, said she was happy that she learned CPR. "In case of an emergency I know I can help someone."

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"These students are learning lifelong skills," said Denny. "Potentially, this could be the most important thing they learn at Kingwood High School.